All posts tagged "Fraud"

Two judges appointed by President Donald Trump have overturned a fellow Trump appointee and revived a whistleblower's Medicare fraud lawsuit.

On Tuesday, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals panel vacated a 2024 decision by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of the Middle District of Florida. Appeals Court Judges Elizabeth Branch and Robert Luck found that Mizelle used "fictional" reasoning to kill a lawsuit brought by a Medicare whistleblower, according to the court's ruling.

Branch and Luck were both appointed by Trump, just like Mizelle, whom they overruled. Judge Federico Moreno, a George H.W. Bush appointee, joined them for a unanimous ruling....

Vice President JD Vance drew online backlash because of a Fox News interview where he declared fraudsters should be imprisoned.

During the Wednesday interview, Vance said that the fraud against the American taxpayer should be met with prison time, regardless of who is committing the fraud.

"I don't care what your name is," Vance said during the interview. "If you're committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and try to throw you in prison for enriching yourself off of the American taxpayer."...

Online critics piled mockery on Vice President JD Vance, and the White House's attempt to defend him backfired.

On Wednesday, Vance held a press conference in Milwaukee where he spoke about Markita Barnes, a Wisconsin woman who was convicted of federal healthcare fraud. He propped up a poster-sized picture of Barnes, and in an attempt to denounce her, he pointed at her, saying, "Look at this woman in front with the smug look and the Louis Vuitton bag!"

The lighting in the room created a glare that made it impossible to see the picture, however, and online critics slammed Vance for the mistake....

Political analysts and observers referred to a GOP lawmaker as a "racist" after he made remarks that seemed to reveal his thinly veiled thoughts.

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) spoke about Medicaid fraud during a Fox News interview, where he said, "What we're seeing, especially in the blue states, is there is rampant fraud, especially in the minority communities."

He added, "The only way we're going to stop is if people are put in jail."...

Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) claimed on Monday that people in California were dumpster diving for ballots after Republicans saw a serious setback in the Los Angeles mayor race and votes continued six days after the primary.

The MAGA lawmaker made the unfounded fraud remarks during a Newsmax interview, commenting on the ongoing ballot count in California and responding to the GOP's frustration as former reality TV star and GOP candidate Los Angeles mayor candidate Spencer Pratt slipped out of the runoff race, placing third behind incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman.

"Some people can just dig through garbage cans, find ballots and send them in apparently forever after an election is over. It's not OK, it's got to come to an end and people need to go jail," Fine said. ...

The Trump administration's supposed "war on fraud" is benefiting from the support of a group of alleged fraudsters, according to new reporting.

Cuts to Medicaid and raids on daycare centers are part of the president's stated crackdown on fraud, which has been backed by a nonprofit called the State Financial Officers Foundation, according to reporting by The Lever.

State auditors and treasurers are part of the State Financial Officers Foundation, which throws its support behind Trump with reports and statements touting the war on fraud's success, The Lever reported. ...